Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1887-04-15
SWITHIN C. SHORTLIDeE's
Media Academy, Media, Pa.
NO. 40.

HNHlRTEEN miles from Broad Street Sta
l. ton, Philadelphia. School year 1885, 81
opens Wednesday, September 9Th. Fixed
price covers every expense, even books, etc
No extra charges except for music Students
admitted and classified al any time. No ex-
animation necessary for admission Summer
vacation school July and August. The reg
ular school year oplns September 9th, but
students may come at any time before Sep
TENDER 9th, or be admitted after the 9Th,
when vacancies occur. A boarding school Of
the highest grade Tor young men and boys
One OF the best equipped, best taught and
most successful schools ia the United States.
Twelve experienced teachers, all men and all
graduates--four OF them harvard men. All
teaching in small classes so that each pupil
may have individual care. Special attention
to both advanced and backward pupils In
divdual and class instruction. Early def
ciencies in young mems education corrected.
Young men whose education has been neg
lected instructed privately. Special oppor-
tnniiies for apt students to advance rapidly.
Special drill for duh and backward boys
Patrons or students may select any studies or
choose the regular English, Scientific, Civil
Engineering, Business or Classical Course, or
parts of different courses. Students fitted at
Media Academy are now In Harvard, Yale
University 0! Pennsylvania, Princeton, Lee
high, Lafayette, University OF Virginia, Co
lumbn Williams, Dickinson, Cornell, and
several Polytechnic Schools. CONDITIONED
College students o: any class tutored In any
study and fitted for any college examination.
A physical and chemical laboratory. Courses
of lectures, with the best and fullest appar-
atns for illustration. Fifteen hundred vol
nmes added 10 he Academy Library in 1893.
PLY steal apparatus doubled In 1883 Ten stu
dents fitted for college and admitted 10 1888,
Is in 1884, 10 in 1885, l0in 1886. A Grad
uating Glass every year In the Commercial
Department Fine school buildings, In which
all.the students live with the Principal. No
boarding out 10 private families Rooms car
peted and furnished with wardrobe, bureau,
table, washstand, toilet set, two single beds
with springs, good mattresses pillows, and
an ample supply of bedding, all in complete
order, etc. Buildings carpeled throughout,
and thoroughly heated by steam, Rooms for
one or two boys. No large dormitories. Rooms
lighted with gas. Media Academy sets gem
erous table. The students are not poorly fed
under the economical plea that plain food and
meagre diet are best for students. Dining
room fitted out in the best manner Exper-
enced men walters. Frst-class steam laun-
dry. Day and night walchmen. gymna-
stun, with two bowling alleys and other ix-
aud athletic sports. Drainage and water sup
ply perfect No malaria. The health record
OF Media has lew parallels. Media Academy
has all the eonyeniences and appliances ne
cessary TO make 1t II real home and frst-class
academy school for the training of gen.
tlemen. No hnzing or other rowdyism No
"roughing IT," Students ut this academy
must not sacrifice the home influences for an
education devoid of good morals, good man
ners aud genteel surroundings The school
is adapted in every way to the education 10
young men aud boys only, Media Academy
is not u mixed school, but strictly u boarding
school for the male sex. Media has seven
churches and Temperance charter which
prohibits the sale of all intoxicating drinks.
Media is conveniently accessible from all
points. No change Of depols in Philadelphia,
coming from New York, Pittsburg, Bali.
more or Washington Twenty trains leave
Broad street Station, Philadelphia, for Media.
Return trains every hour, distance 3 miles.
Ask at Media Station for Academy coach -
Drive to the school only FIVE minutes. For
new illustrated circular of Media Academy
address The Pricipa and Proprietor, SWITH.
IN .. SH0RTLIDGE, A. b. and A. NJ,
graduate of Harvard College, Media, Penna.
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